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FEC Must Investigate Illegal Bonuses Tied to Campaign Donations
WASHINGTON – The Campaign Legal Center today asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate Boston-based Thornton Law Firm for reimbursing partners almost exact amounts for their political campaign contributions. This scheme...
Today, it’s important to remember that elections come and go, but CLC’s mission remains constant: We will continue to fight to improve our democracy and for the fundamental right of all Americans to participate in the political process. We will continue to vigorously work for changes in money in...
Pattern emerges of Mercer-backed entities compensating Bannon through use of ‘front groups’
Today, The Campaign Legal Center presented new evidence to the Federal Election Commission alleging that the super PAC Make America Number 1 illegally compensated Steve Bannon’s work as Donald Trump’s...
CLC and D21 Submit Comments Calling for “Public Communication” Definition to Include Mobile Ads, Address “Internet Exemption” loophole
The Federal Election Commission is updating and clarifying its rules for the 21st century.
Last week the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 submitted comme...
WASHINGTON –The Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 filed two letters with formal comments to the FEC: one supporting a rulemaking petition defining how parties may use the new accounts created in the 2014 “cromnibus,” and the other opposing an effort to open loopholes for state and local...
WASHINGTON – The Campaign Legal Center and Common Cause filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging Donald Trump’s campaign committee violated federal election law by illegally accepting campaign contributions after Election Day and falsely reporting those contributions for...
Current recusal rules lag behind most states, leading to conflicts of interest; recent history highlights importance of amending state recusal rulesWASHINGTON – Today, the Campaign Legal Center sent a letter to the Wisconsin Supreme Court supporting a petition by 54 retired state judges urging the...
Federal Court Rejects FEC’s Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuit Calling for FEC Investigation into Anonymous Contributions
WASHINGTON – A federal district court today refused to throw out a lawsuit Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 filed against the Federal Election Commission (FEC). CLC and D21 filed...
WASHINGTON - In response to a complaint filed by the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Common Cause with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging President Trump’s campaign was attempting to violate the contribution limits for his 2020 reelection, the latest campaign finance reports show the...
Brendan Fischer, federal and FEC reform program director at the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) released the following statement about today’s hearing on strengthening the Wisconsin Supreme Court judicial recusal rules, which more than 50 former state judges support:
“The Wisconsin Supreme Court must...
The Campaign Legal Center (CLC) released the following statements based on reports that the White House plans to sign an executive order today aimed at weakening the enforcement of the measure prohibiting tax-exempt religious institutions from engaging in political activities:
“For decades, the...
Newly created nonprofit organization will not disclose its donors
On Monday, Sec. Hillary Clinton announced that she was launching a new political 501(c)(4) group, Onward Together. Staffers for the new group suggested it will not disclose the names of its donors. Larry Noble, senior director...
Decision is consistent with court’s position in 2003 McConnell case
Today, the Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to the federal “soft money” restrictions on contributions to state parties passed as part of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. Today’s summary ruling affirms the...
WASHINGTON – Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Democracy 21 filed a complaint today with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging Tom Price violated federal law by illegally using congressional campaign funds to support his confirmation as President Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary...
Today CLC, Common Cause, and Democracy 21 filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) supplementing a complaint filed by Common Cause on Monday. The expanded complaint alleges that Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort illegally solicited a...
Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Issue One filed six complaints with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against two Atlanta-based television stations in the aftermath of the special election in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, which was the most expensive U.S. House election in...
Ads were viewed by as many as 70 million American adults; information is critical for determining the extent of Russian interference in U.S. elections
WASHINGTON – Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) sent a letter to Facebook Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to...
Brendan Fischer, director, federal and FEC reform at Campaign Legal Center (CLC) released the following statement about reports that Texas lawyer James E. Trainor III has been nominated to serve on the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
"The FEC is the agency tasked with regulating the super PACs...
MONTGOMERY, AL – Campaign Legal Center (CLC) has requested an immediate investigation by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) into an organization run by the wife of Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, which appears to have repeatedly violated the law prohibiting charities from engaging in...